8 new millionaires in NJ; $10,000 winning ticket sold in Butler

The largest Powerball jackpot in history was split by two top-prize winning tickets in Arizona and Missouri. According to the New Jersey State Lottery commission, there were eight new millionaires created in New Jersey and one $10,000 winning ticket sold in Butler. The day after the record Powerball lottery numbers were drawn, Tanice Stefanich, a cashier at a 4 Sons Food Store, reacts to all the attention of shoppers and the media, where one of the winning lottery tickets in the $579.9 million Powerball jackpot was purchased, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, in Fountain Hills, Ariz.

The largest Powerball jackpot in history was split by two winning tickets in Arizona and Missouri and there were eight new millionaires created in New Jersey along with two third tier prize winners who had played their ticket with Powerplay winning $40,000 each and 29 third prize winners of $10,000 each for the Wednesday, Nov. 28 drawing. Powerball resets to $40 Million.

The eight 2nd prize $1 million New Jersey winners purchased tickets at the following locations:

Along with our third tier New Jersey prize winners of the Powerball game for the Wednesday, Nov. 28 drawing, 450,773 New Jersey Lottery players took home an estimated $2,745,161 in prizes ranging from $4 to $200, according to Lottery Executive Director Carole Hedinger.

Congratulations to these fortunate lottery players," said Hedinger. "These lucky players now join the growing ranks of New Jersey Powerball winners."

The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Nov. 28 drawing were: 05, 16, 22, 23 and 29. The Red Power Ball number was 6. The Powerball jackpot will reset to $40,000,000 for the next drawing, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 11:00 pm.

Since its inception in 1970, the New Jersey State Lottery (NJLottery.net) has contributed over $21 billion to State education and institutions. In fiscal year 2012, the Lottery provided over $950 million to support State educational programs and institutions. Nearly 6,700 businesses throughout the Garden State prosper from their partnership with the Lottery. Among its beneficiaries are: veterans homes, community and other colleges and universities, school nutrition programs, homes for the developmentally disabled, psychiatric hospitals, higher education scholarship programs and the Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf.

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8 new millionaires in NJ; $10,000 winning ticket sold in Butler

The largest Powerball jackpot in history was split by two winning tickets in Arizona and Missouri and there were eight new millionaires created in New Jersey along with two third tier prize winners

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